Chemistry

Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, the College of Arts & Sciences Exploratory Requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their General Education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in Chemistry, B.A. program

This curriculum is for students who wish to incorporate a science major into a broader liberal arts program or who desire a foundation in chemistry as a basis for study in chemical physics, medicine and related fields, environmental studies, and technical-legal or technical-business careers. Students interested in sales or management careers in the chemical industry might consider taking the minor in General Business offered by the School of Business Administration. Note that either course or course/course satisfy the university General Education Requirement for the Capstone course.

To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Chemistry, students must be approved for major standing and must complete the core curriculum, which requires a minimum of 42 credits in chemistry and 16 credits of corequisite courses. Each core curriculum course must be completed with a grade of at least a C.

Core Curriculum

• course General Chemistry I (4) and course General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)

• course General Chemistry II (4) and course General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)

• course Introduction to Computational Chemistry (2)

  • This course is not offered every semester. Check the schedule of classes for availability.

• course Organic Chemistry I (4)

• course Organic Chemistry II (4)

• course Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)

• course Analytical Chemistry (4)

• course Physical Chemistry I (4)

• course Physical Chemistry II (4)

• course Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2)

• course Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry (3)

  • This course is not offered every semester. Check the schedule of classes for availability.

• course Seminar (0)

  • 2 semesters

• course Inorganic/Organic Laboratory (2)

  • This course is not offered every semester. Check the schedule of classes for availability.

• course Biochemistry I (3)
  or course Biochemistry I (3)

Corequisite Courses

• course Calculus I (4)

• course Calculus II (4)

• course Introductory Physics I (4) and course General Physics Lab I (1)

• course Introductory Physics II (4) and course General Physics Lab II (1)

Recommended Electives

• course Biology I (4)

• course Multivariable Calculus (4)

• course Introduction to Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra (4)

• course Introduction to Statistical Methods (4)

• course Statistical Methods for Biology (4)

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Chemistry, Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, Sustainability Engineering, Two Science, and Three Science.